Cette semaine, j’adore…
Pivoines! They’re in season right now, and you can find at Trader Joe’s here in LA for $6 per bunch!
Kale in salads! How did I not know about this until now?? Kale is a delicious addition to green salads, bringing a nutty flavor and tons of minerals, including calcium, and anti-oxidants. (Just be sure and wash well to remove all grit.)
LaRoche Posay Anthelios XL 50+ Tinted Fluid. When Tish (A Femme) and I were tearing through the Monoprix in Paris (good times!!!), I’d grabbed this inadvertently and tossed into my shopping basket, not realizing it was the tinted version. I decided to try it anyway and LOVE it. Just enough teint to even out the skin tone, and a higher level of SPF than the Clinique I’ve been using (summer’s here after all…). Just this and a little Diorskin Forever powder are all I need for a smooth, glowing complexion.
What are you loving this week?
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Such glowing choices for body and soul! Must have peonies, going to market today.
Love those frothy looking beauties!
I like kale stir fried with garlic… a vitamin packed green choice.
Sounds like you have a dewy sun protecting lotion…and to think that you shopped with Tish, what fun!
I prefer kale quickly sautéed with garlic, or sprinkled with soy sauce. And it’s great added to soup.
I’m off to search out some peonies!
I love peonies. It’s such a shame that they don’t grow in Southern California.
I love peonies. L’Occitane launched their new line in the spring, shower gels to a retro loose poweder all infused with the delicate fragrance of peonies. It absolute torture walking past their store every time I go grocery shopping.
I added kale to my diet this year when I began losing weight and I really like it! I do not know how I missed it before. I think if I could find a bunch of Peonies for that price here…they would stay in my house!!
I wish I had a TJ here. My husband grew up in Pasadena–site of the very first TJ, back when it was owned by someone named Joe.
Kale–sometimes too tough for salads. It is also great thrown into a stirfry or any soup you may have.
I’m loving the wild dog-roses growing all over Rhode Island. They are, on some level, New England’s answer to kudzu. But they smell much better.
I love kale! We make kale chips. Wash and dry, then break up in to pieces and put in a bowl. Drizzle with olive oil and mix with your hands to distribute the oil. Then spread the pieces of kale out on a cookie sheet, sprinkle with sea salt and bake at 250 for about 35-40 minutes. Yummy! Even the 3 year old likes these!
coffeeaddict – oh, that sounds lovely! The fragrance of peonies is subtle but alluring.
Pam – I’d had kale sauteed before, but never in a salad until this week. I hope you can find some peonies; they are so showy and spectacular.
Duchesse – I hope you found some!
Frugal Scholar – I’d always wondered whether there was actually Joe. The chain is now owned by a German company, but I think they do a great job with their merchandise.
hostess – aren’t they amazing? They have an almost other-worldly beauty. Kale is great stir-fried or sauteed too; I just never knew it was good raw too.
materfamilias – hope you made it to your Vancouver roost without incident and without too much hassle. I’ll bet kale would be great in soups!
Belle de Ville – I wonder where these are grown?
Couture Allure – oh, those sound SO good! I’m going to try that.
Rubi – are the dog-roses pretty? Are they actually roses or something else?
If you live in a climate where you can grow your own peonies, here’s the ulltimate source: http://www.songsparrow.com/2011/plantlist.cfm?type=PEONY,&subtype=all&startrow=1&pageType=plantlist
Or, just go there to look, the varieties are amazing. Though the old-fashioned pink ones have the best fragrance, I think.
Rita – those are gorgeous, thanks! Unfortunately we don’t get cold enough winters here for them to thrive, but they are lovely to look at.
What we’ve got here aren’t true dog roses, which are English, but something called “rosa multiflora” — very ordinary-looking, with clusters of tiny pink/white flowers.
And they really are like kudzu — originally brought over from Japan as rootstock and erosion control and now classified by the USDA as an invasive alien.
Oh, I love Peonies, they are June to me….
Try this with Kale: it’s crunchy and tasty,
Preheat Oven to 350 degrees. Wash and dry kale thoroughly and tear it into golf-ball sized pieces, getting rid of the really tough stems below the leaf.
Take good olive oil and with hands rub it all over the raw kale until they are finely coated with the oil, and spread them over a large cookie sheet. Then put in the middle rack of the oven, and roast for abt. 20 minutes, every 5 minutes turning so it browns evenly around the edges. Remove , throw in a bowl and salt with sea salt,( and if you want) some sesame seeds–I like it plain. The kale gets carmamelized and crunchy, and is quite delicious as a snack. It isn’t potato chips, but it has the same salt and crunch appeal and is quite filling. Use two big bunches as it shrinks down a fair bit as it roasts. It’s pain free way to get your greens when you are sick of salad.
That sunscreen stuff looks great! I’m going to take alook around for it.
Glad you had a great trip!
Just saw the Couture Allure Vintage Fashion Post….great minds!
I just paid twenty five pounds for a tiny bunch from my local florist but they are beautiful / the blowsy showgirls of the flower world.
I just paid twenty five pounds for a tiny bunch from my local florist but they are beautiful / the blowsy showgirls of the flower world.
Love those flowers. My friends recently gave me a birthday lunch and decorated the length of the table with peonies. It was so beautiful. I enjoyed your posts about Rome.
Katriona – I’m definitely going to try the kale chips!
Boubon & Pearls – “blowsy” is exactly the word. I described these to a co-worker as being the “Texas beauty pageant contestants of flowers.”
Sunday Taylor – I imagine your party table must have looked spectacular! Thanks, and I’ll continue to sprinkle in random travel posts, still have a bit more of Rome to cover.
Finally in mid-July, KC will have not one, but two, Trader Joe’s! I’ve heard so much about this store I cannot wait to go.
Peonies do very well here, but they might be a bit late as I haven’t noticed them.
I love kale – and all bitter greens – but I couldn’t possibly eat it raw. That would cause me severe gastric distress. Stir-fried, in soups, in hearty winter dishes from Netherlands and Northern Germany, a lovely beast but a tough one.
Terri – oh, I hope you love TJ’s as much as I do!
lagatta de montréal – I guess the peonies like a colder winter than we can provide. I’ve never had any problem with the raw kale, but I don’t eat it in huge quantities, just an accent mixed in with the other lettuces.
Wow. Those Pivoines are gorgeous! I might have to sneak out to Trader Joe’s later…